Active Government Funding Opportunities

NSF seeks innovative STEM education projects at two-year colleges that enhance student success and faculty capacity. Funding supports disciplinary, multi-department, and college-wide initiatives addressing foundational courses and academic pathways for both majors and non-majors.

Navy seeks prototype development of flight-certified, aero-optically resilient dual-turret free-space optical communications and time-transfer system for GPS/RF-denied tactical operations and Distributed Maritime Operations.

Air Force seeks innovative AI/automation solutions for Human-Machine Teaming to enhance Battle Manager decision-making capabilities in command and control, supporting CJADC2 decision advantage objectives.

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This SBIR Phase II solicitation seeks an automated software platform that ingests Technical Data Packages (3D CAD, drawings, BOMs) to autonomously generate collision-free robotic inspection trajectories, eliminating manual programming. The solution targets aerospace quality control bottlenecks by compressing setup timelines from days to hours for agile manufacturing environments.

The Army seeks spectrum warfare capabilities to enable U.S. and NATO forces to operate effectively in contested electromagnetic environments on the Eastern Flank. Vendors can demonstrate solutions across three tracks: electromagnetic surveillance, autonomous network management, or battlefield visualization tools designed for tactical-edge operations.

This RFP seeks a networked telemetry signal synchronization system that simultaneously transmits correlated test signals to multiple ground stations. It solves the inability to pre-flight test integrated telemetry infrastructure end-to-end, enabling validation of receive sites, networks, and best-source selection systems before live missions.

The Navy seeks improved fire-resistant joiner bulkheads for naval vessels that contain compartment fires while meeting strict weight, cost, and dimensional constraints. Solutions must leverage advanced materials like intumescent coatings or high-performance fibers while passing rigorous fire, shock, and toxicity certification standards.

FOCISAUS seeks prototype solutions for sharing and fusing sensor data across multiple uncrewed aircraft to improve situational awareness and reduce blind spots. The technology must handle bandwidth constraints, process data in real-time, and deliver actionable perception outputs for autonomous systems or operators.

This RFP seeks development of a computationally efficient engineering model to predict fluid jet formation from shaped-charge liners. The reduced-order model will enable faster warhead design iteration by accurately forecasting spurt characteristics while avoiding expensive hydrocode simulations.

This RFP seeks mature counter-UAS technologies addressing detection, identification, and defeat of Group 1-2 unmanned aerial systems threatening tactical forces and infrastructure. Solutions must operate in denied environments without permanent infrastructure, prioritizing passive sensing, non-radiating approaches, and on-platform processing.

This SBIR seeks scaled production of AFRL-patented UHTC preceramic polymers to support defense composite manufacturing. The initiative addresses supply chain needs by making ultra-high temperature ceramic materials available at production scale and competitive pricing for defense acquisition programs.

This RFP seeks development of a luminescence-based measurement technique to simultaneously capture pressure and temperature data in non-oxygen hypersonic wind tunnels. Current pressure-sensitive paint technology requires oxygen in the flow, limiting advanced facilities like nitrogen-based tunnels to discrete measurements.

This Direct to Phase II opportunity seeks proven cyber defense technology for fog and edge computing devices that can autonomously detect and respond to attacks. Proposals must demonstrate a working prototype and scalable architecture capable of preventing or mitigating cyber threats across distributed edge-node environments.

This RFP seeks an AI-powered computer vision system that automatically analyzes aerial refueling video to provide objective pilot performance feedback, replacing subjective instructor assessments. The solution will generate real-time debrief products with performance metrics and visualizations to improve training effectiveness and flight safety across Air Force and Navy aviation communities.

This RFP seeks an adaptive single-arm robotic workcell to automate wire harness routing and connector installation for unmanned aerial systems and munitions production. The solution addresses a critical manufacturing bottleneck by replacing manual assembly with sensor-driven automation capable of handling flexible materials with sub-millimeter precision and rapid retaskability between product designs.

The Air Force is seeking optimized, lightweight optical beam control systems for airborne high-energy lasers. Proposals should focus on compact internal packaging using advanced materials, ruggedized designs, and precision assembly techniques that prioritize alignment, maintainability, and contamination resistance.

The Navy seeks a redesigned Input-Output Unit (IOU) that consolidates signal processing for naval vessels using simplified, modular hardware instead of multiple proprietary circuit cards. This modernized approach reduces lifecycle costs while maintaining continuous operation across legacy and future shipboard systems.

This SBIR Phase II effort seeks a secure, modernized Technical Data Package system with encrypted visualization, configuration management, and AI-driven analytics to protect Air and Space Force mission-critical asset data while ensuring Zero Trust compliance and seamless lifecycle management across complex platforms.

The Navy seeks an innovative cleaning solution for fouled Time Domain Reflectometer sensors that measure fuel levels on DDG 51 destroyers. The technology must restore sensor accuracy without requiring ships to cease operations or undergo costly tank maintenance, thereby improving mission readiness and fuel management reliability.

AEDC seeks a high-speed hyperspectral imaging system to simultaneously measure surface temperature and emissivity on test articles during ground testing. The solution must achieve 4000 Hz capture rates across 0-1500°F with submillimeter spatial resolution and ±10°F accuracy.

This RFP seeks mature counter-UAS technologies to detect, identify, and defeat low-altitude unmanned aircraft threatening tactical forces and infrastructure. Solutions should operate independently in denied environments without requiring permanent infrastructure, cloud connectivity, or target RF emissions.

ERDC seeks engineering designs for an emergency closure system to rapidly halt uncontrolled water flow at Winfield Locks and Dam during primary gate failure. The unique challenge: deploying a deployable barrier via barge-mounted crane under active flow conditions while respecting existing infrastructure constraints and load limits.

NSF seeks small businesses to develop next-generation scientific instrumentation and experimental platforms that enable breakthrough discoveries. This pilot program funds innovative tools and AI-driven research infrastructure to advance the U.S. scientific enterprise.

NSF supports foundational physics research across multiple domains—from quantum systems and particle physics to cosmology and living systems. This opportunity funds intellectually ambitious, potentially transformative research without requiring near-term commercial outcomes.